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http://billroggio.com/archives/2006/12/philippine_forces_sc.php
THE FOURTH RAIL
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"Philippine Forces Score Victory Against RSM"
by Nick Grace
(December 6, 2006)

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Philippines has scored a major victory in the second front of the long war with the capture of Feliciano de los Reyes, aka Ustadz Abubakar, a key member of the Rajah Solaiman Movement (RSM) in Lamitan on Basilan island. De los Reyes is believed to be singing to the authorities and has revealed in detail, according to local press reports, RSM's ties with al Qaeda's Philippines syndicate Abu Sayyaf.

While its strength is estimated at approximately 30 members, the RSM is of special interest to Manila because it consists of Catholic converts to Salafism who are better able to penetrate and infiltrate non-Muslim regions of the Philippines, including Luzon, without giving away a southern accent or ethnic appearance. The group extends the capabilities of Abu Sayyaf for large-scale terror operations outside and beyond Jolo, Sulu and Mindanao islands. Together with Abu Sayyaf, in fact, the RSM was responsible for the simultaneous 2004 Valentine’s Day bombing attacks that killed 100 people - the world's worst maritime terror attack in recent years."